Although many brick-and-mortar stores have been squeezed out by online buying, Sabrina Nishjima was convinced that her Sacramento, California, neighborhood could use a new bookstore. She envisioned a modern, inviting retail space, not one of the dark, musty warrens of yesteryear.
SmithGroup, one of the nation’s leading integrated design firms, has opened its latest office in Sacramento, California. This location adds to the firm’s strong presence in Northern California, deepening its connections in the growing metropolitan area and Central Valley region.
Construction of a segment of Metro Rail’s Purple Line Extension has been halted for two weeks due to several “serious safety concerns” that have injured dozens of workers since July 2021, according to a report published by MyLAnews.com and the Los Angeles Times in October.
The San Jose Oxford reimagines the fan favorite San Jose in a work shoe silhouette and bridges the gap between board meeting and floor meeting. Product highlights include an air-infused Luftcell midsole, lightweight aluminum safety toes and a siped oil- and slip-resistant rubber outsole that easily shed water.
XL Construction just celebrated its 30th anniversary as a leading general contractor in Northern California with a ‘Vision Launch’ event, where the company unveiled its long-term plan for enhancing employees’ professional development.
Reflecting the national focus on National Hispanic Heritage Month, architect Elisa Hernández Skaggs will speak on the design of the newly opened The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art and Culture in Riverside, California, known as The Cheech, which NPR called America’s “first major museum” for Chicano art.
Ware Malcomb, an award-winning international design firm, on Aug. 18 announced the promotions of Ilbret Adeh to Studio Manager of Interior Architecture & Design and Melani Dannenberg to Studio Manager of Architecture in the firm’s Los Angeles office. Adeh will help lead the growth and management of the office’s Interior Architecture & Design Studio and manage select projects. Dannenberg will help lead the growth and management of the office’s Architecture Studio and manage select projects.
More than an open space for a world-class collection of Chicano art, the new Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture in downtown Riverside, California, transforms a 1964 modernist library into an architecturally distinctive museum full of galleries, gathering areas and an artist-in-residency center on two floors.
Clearinghouse Community Development Financial Institution announced today that it is funding 122 units of affordable housing in South Los Angeles through the use of the Federal Home Loan Bank Affordable Housing Program. Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco awarded Clearinghouse CDFI $1,000,000 to help finance this development.
